Stories for 2006 , page 238

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Spain denies it's the worst CFP offender

Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food's (MAPA) Maritime Fisheries General Secretariat said that offences against the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) mentioned in a report released by the European Commission (EC) refer to data gathered in 2003.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Spain gets tough on illegal fishing

Spain will tighten surveillance of its fishing fleet in an attempt to stop illegal fishery practices and overexploitation of the resources both in national and international fishing waters.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Gibraltar in Madrid Tourism Exhibition

The Gibraltar Tourist Board is currently exhibiting at the 26th edition of FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo) in Madrid this week, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Major Maersk investment in Algeciras port

MAERSK España, the Spanish subsidiary of Danish shipping giant Maersk will invest Euro 48 million this year in new cranes and container handling equipment for its dedicated terminal in Algeciras, across from Gibraltar.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Pinochet's daughter on the run requests US asylum

Lucia Pinochet, eldest daughter of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, has requested political asylum in the United States, the Chilean government said Wednesday.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Argentina/Uruguay pulp mills dispute expected to cool

The pulp mills conflict between Argentina and Uruguay will be aired in international courts announced Wednesday Entre Rios province governor Jorge Busti. But the whole bi-national dispute seems to be cooling off following the indirect involvement of Brazil and Chile.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Falklands' war veteran sub decommissioned

HMS Spartan, a 1982 Falklands' conflict veteran hunter-attack submarine this week left HM Naval Base Clyde for the last time following a successful 28 years of service with the Royal Navy.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Greenspan returns to consulting business

The chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan plans to open his own consulting business in Washington under the name of Greenspan Associates when he retires from the job next week, revealed the Wall Street Journal.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Scepticism about EU-Mercosur agreement next May

The European Union does not believe a free trade agreement with Mercosur can be reached during the coming EU-Latinamerica and Caribbean summit next May in Vienna.

Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

“Governance issues” not legitimacy are the region's problems

Secretary General José Miguel Insulza of the Organization of American States (OAS), speaking this week in Brussels, Belgium, defended the legitimacy of Latinamerican governments, highlighting the transparency of the latest elections in the region, Bolivia, Chile and Honduras.